The Trial (1962)
The Trial (1962)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Anthony Perkins
Josef K.
Jeanne Moreau
Marika Burstner
Romy Schneider
Leni
Orson Welles
Albert Hastler / Director / Screenplay / Editor
Akim Tamiroff
Bloch
Elsa Martinelli
Hilda
Suzanne Flon
Miss Pittl
Madeleine Robinson
Mrs. Grubach
Max Haufler
Uncle Max
Max Buchsbaum
Examining Magistrate
Arnoldo Foà
Inspector A
Jess Hahn
Assistant Inspector #2
Billy Kearns
Assistant Inspector #1
Maurice Teynac
Deputy Manager
Naydra Shore
Irmie
Raoul Delfosse
Policeman
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Policeman
Carl Studer
Man In Leather
Fernand Ledoux
Chief Clerk of the Law Court
Thomas Holtzmann
Bert the Law Student
Wolfgang Reichmann
Courtroom Guard
William Chappell
Titorelli
Michael Lonsdale
Priest
Franz Kafka
Novel
Alexander Salkind
Producer
Jean Ledrut
Original Music Composer
Edmond Richard
Director of Photography
Yvonne Martin
Editor
Jean Mandaroux
Production Design
Michael Salkind
Producer
Louis Dor
Makeup Artist
Jacques Lebreton
Sound Mixer
Guy Villette
Sound
Pierre Cholot
Adaptation
Frederick Muller
Editor
Robert Florat
Production Manager
Helen Thibault
Costume Design
Marc Maurette
Assistant Director
Sophie Becker
Assistant Director
Paul Seban
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 21, 1962
Original NameLe Procès
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Budget$1,300,000
Filming LocationsCroatia · Paris, France
Genres
Wiki.
The Trial (French: Le Procès) is a 1962 drama film written and directed by Orson Welles, based on the 1925 posthumously published novel of the same name by Franz Kafka. Welles stated immediately after completing the film: "The Trial is the best film I have ever made". The film begins with Welles narrating Kafka's parable "Before the Law" to pinscreen scenes created by the artists Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker.
Anthony Perkins stars as Josef K., a bureaucrat who is accused of a never-specified crime, and Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider and Elsa Martinelli play women who become involved in various ways in Josef's trial and life. Welles plays the Advocate, Josef's lawyer and the film's principal antagonist.
The Trial has grown in reputation over the years, and some critics, including Roger Ebert, have called it a masterpiece. It is often praised for its scenic design and cinematography, the latter of which includes disorienting camera angles and unconventional use of focus.